Jail Guitar Doors – Week 5 This is the fifth part of a seven part series chronicling my time volunteering with Jail Guitar Doors. Jail Guitar Doors USA is a group of volunteers who use music and guitars for inmate outreach programs across the USA. Week 1 – Click Here. Week 2 – Click Here. Week 3

Jail Guitar Doors – Week 4 This is the fourth part of a seven part series chronicling my time volunteering with Jail Guitar Doors. Jail Guitar Doors USA is a group of volunteers who use music and guitars for inmate outreach programs across the USA. Week 1 – Click Here. Week 2 – Click Here. Week

Jail Guitar Doors – Week 3 This is the third part of a seven part series chronicling my time volunteering with Jail Guitar Doors. Week 1 – Click Here. Week 2 – Click Here. I’ve been a heavy metal fan my entire life. Sometimes I wear that fact on my sleeve and at other times I’ve

David Ely sits in with The International Hustlers. On September 12th, 2015 the International Hustlers performed three sets at The Kraken Cardiff. In the band was Chris Lougeay – guitar, Chris Duvall – bass, Chris Hampton – alto sax, Ty Kieran – percussion, Hugo Suarez – keys, and Jake Najor – Drums. San Diego drummer

Jail Guitar Doors – Week 2 This is the second part of a seven part series chronicling my time volunteering with Jail Guitar Doors. To read Week 1 – Click Here. I’ve eaten my fair share of meals alone. It comes with the job of playing music. When I was traveling overseas, I would often

Jail Guitar Doors – Week 1 I drove south for an hour. Record breaking heat in San Diego had cars all along the side of the freeway. As I approached the border, the number of drivers around me dwindled. Mexico was just ahead and the sun was starting to go down. I turned west and

Guitar chords Why is this such a debated topic for so many guitarists? I’ve seen books and books and more books on the subject. But wait, there’s more… LED lighted guitar necks, devices that will you let play guitar chords with the push of a button, guitar chord wheels, and the list keeps going on

Radio BanDiego lights up San Diego music. The International Hustlers have been invited to Miramar California to perform live on Radio BanDeigo. San Deigo music personality Florentino Buenaventura is the host of the online radio show. He is a man of many hats. he plays bass in his own band, as well as being a

Grant Fisher Interview. Grant knocked my silver coated plastic fork on the ground. Luckily, I didn’t want anymore of the chocolate mousse cake. I could feel my teeth screaming from the sugar. We sat outside on a warm night in San Diego during set break and Grant rolled a homemade ciggarette. It was a